The Down-Low: Toxic Debris, Theatre Fire History, Doughnuts, And Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too.

–Artists and Their Muse: Gentrification. [New York Times]

–Little known details surrounding the 1876 Brooklyn Theatre fire that killed hundreds of people. [Daily News]

–At Myrtle-Broadway’s Korean-Japanese Restaurant Sandobe, Eat Poké, Then Do Karaoke. [Bushwick Daily]

–Uncovering the Gowanus Canal’s decades of toxic debris. [Curbed NY]

–Make Moroccan Doughnuts and Tunisian Sandwiches at Hanukkah Cooking Classes. [DNAinfo]

–Man Charged With Hate Crime For Allegedly Accosting Muslim NYPD Cop, Yelling ‘I Will Cut Your Throat!’ [Gothamist]

–These Brooklyn artists are exploring the dark side of Big Data. [Technical.ly]